Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiaエチオピア連邦民主共和国

エチオピアは2000年にWHOの制圧基準（人口1万人あたりの登録患者が1人未満）を達成している。しかし2015年時点で新規患者が約3,970人という数字は世界で6番目に多い。また、この病気が呪いや天罰によるものと考えられるなど偏見や差別が残り、回復者は家族や地域社会から拒絶され、就学、就職の機会が失われ、物乞いをせざるを得ない状況もある。

Ethiopia achieved the elimination of leprosy as a public health problem (defined by the WHO as a prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 people) in 2000. But in 2015, it detected 3,970 new cases -- the sixth highest figure in the world. Meanwhile, the idea that the disease is a curse or divine punishment encourages stigma and discrimination, with the result that people affected by the disease may be rejected by their families and the community, cutting off opportunities for education and employment and forcing them to beg for a living.